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1867
1867 • The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It will be renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983. |
1920
Age: 53y
1920 • The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara. It denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution. |
1940
Age: 73y
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residenceKirkland, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a bartender in a Beer Parlor 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • The New York Rangers win the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals in ice hockey. It will be another 54 years before their next win in 1994. |
1948
Apr 26
Age: 81y
1948 • Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. On 4 January 1948, the nation became an independent republic, named the Union of Burma, with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister. |